Nothing But the Truth (2008)

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"Now for some reason, you don't reveal your source, you'll be held in contempt. And that means jail time. And we're not talking about some sort of a Martha Stewart cell with a butler nonsense."
When a Washington, DC, journalist, Rachel Armstrong (Kate Beckinsale) refuses to give up her source when her article naming a CIA operative who recently went on a fact-finding mission to Venezuela is released, she is imprisoned on contempt charges for an indefinite period. But after a year, will Armstrong continue to keep her secret? And why?

Others in the fine cast are Vera Farmiga as the CIA agent Erica Van Doren; Matt Dillon as the prosecuting attorney Patton Dubois; Angela Basset as Armstrong's editor; Alan Alda as Armstrong's attorney Alan Burnside; David Schwimmer as Armstrong's husband, Noah Wyle as the newspaper's legal council; Floyd Abrams as the judge; and Preston Berry as Armstrong's young son.

Written and directed by Rod Lurie.

Run time: 1 hour, 48 minutes

Rated R for language, some sexual material, and a scene of violence.

My personal rating: B